This afternoon Anna and myself met to move a bed and dining room table back to their rightful place.

We had a whopping number of 13 Goodgymers cleaning out the KVA’s Surplus to Supper Hub so we split up into three groups.

Group 1 had John, Tom, Saber and Dave who washed the van and cleaned out the industrial fridge. Firstly, John, Tom and Dave sponged it down with warm soapy water and then Saber put his shooting skills to the test with the pressure washer. Then, they attempted to clean the fridge by taking all the crates out so the floor was clear and ready to be washed. However, they realised the hose was too short and couldn't reach inside! Oh no, better luck next time guys! This still made a great workout with all the washing and lifting! 💪

Next, we had group 2 with Emily, Amy W and Marcos cleaning the kitchen. Making sure the sink area and cooking equipment were all sanitised down, wiped and moped the floor until sparkling clean and mud-free!

Lastly, we had group 3 with the slightly hardest job of the night… Louise, Claire, Luke, Anna, Jonathan and Rachel were entrusted to reducing, sorting and moving crates of non-edible items (e.g beauty products, mother and baby small items, clothes and event decorations) to a small pantry cupboard. It was very much like playing a few rounds of Tetris!

Aside from that, we all finished the tasks that we set up to do. Great job everyone, see you all next time!

Collecting rubbish by lamplight. An hour spent collecting rubbish in the early evening by the light of our headtorches. Amazing just how much litter can be collected in a short time with a few people joining together.

It made a difference, we made a difference!

Goodgymers from several areas counted and logged their use of hard and soft plastic, ready to be added and used to the survey. This is to see how our environment is impacted.

Goodgymers from several different areas did their bit helping the environment by joining in with this event.